I have a couple red bellies in a 20 gallon as a growout. I am prepared to get a bigger tank when needed, so nobody flame me. My question is this... what kind of growth rate is typical for young reds? They are about the size of a dime or quarter right now. I have been looking all over the web and just haven't found what I am looking for. Thanks in advance for your help!
Growth rate
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welcome to the site, and growth rate depends on diet, water quality, etc...
if you feed them as much as they can eat per day then in a 20g id say in about 4 months they'd be almost 3" ish.. they grow very quickly, once you upgrade to say a 75 then they would hit 7 " within 8-10 months
if you feed them as much as they can eat per day then in a 20g id say in about 4 months they'd be almost 3" ish.. they grow very quickly, once you upgrade to say a 75 then they would hit 7 " within 8-10 months
growth rate depends on a number of factors, such as water quality, tank size, and feeding. if you get all of those down perfect, they should grow at least 1" a month until about 5-6", then they'll slow down little by little, i have seen it take as long as 2-3 years to get to 10". just keep up water changes, and regular mantenince.